The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-08-25
days OF prayer for the success of the work
in which they are engaged.

in which they are engaged.
At 10 a. m, on the 18th, Amor Smith,
mayor of Cincinnati, was very quietly mar
ried to Miss Ida Sennet, ut the residence Of
the Rev. Rust, who oficiated. Mr.. Smith
has been q widOwer thirteen years and has
several children, one of whom, Alvin, aged
twenty-three, clerk in the probate court,
was SO incensed at his fathers marriage
that he refused TO attend the company.
The bride is aged thirty.three. She was o
popular clerk IN dry goods store on Race
street.
Controller Trenholm, who recently called
the monetary condition Of the country
natural and healthy, and there isno cause
for any expectation of any stringency OF
funds required for moving crops or for any
of the legitemate and necessary demands OF
general business. A declining stock market
at this season or the reduction of the
reserve in Eastern banks the Controller
thinks is no reason for producing any
degree of apprehension throughout the
country.
The 1lth annual demonstration OF the
united Irish societies was held at Chicago,
Monday afternoon. About 10,Go0 people
were in attendance John +. finerty was
made chairman. Speeches were made by
Rev. q. w. Pepper, of Ohio, and Father
Hayes OF Iowa. Resolutions were adopted
den0uncing the compromise of Sir George
Trevelyan, and pledging the Irish party of
this country to the support or Ireland in
her struggle for liberty. Another meeting
was held in the evening ut which Father
Hayes and Senator Ingalls, were the prin-
cipal speakers.
Ex-United States Senator Sargent, died
ut San Francisco, Cal, OH the 18th, from
enlargement of the spleen producing blood
poisoning He was born in NewburypOrt,
Mass, Sept. y, 1927 he learned the trade of
q printer and became an editor; in 1s49 he
went to the Golden State studied law and
entered upon practice in ls5i; he served
three terms in Congress, the last expiring
March 81, 1873 when he entered the Senate
serving one term; he afterwards was
Minister to Germany and President Arthur
appointed him Minister to Russia since the
expiration of that service he had resumed
his profession at San Francisco.
Acting Postmaster General Stevenson
has begun tho work of preparing material
for his annual report. There has been, he
says, an unusual large increase i'll the
number Of fourth-class postoiiices. The
salaries of many fourth-class offices are SO
small that they do not warrant persons
giving their whole time and attention to
the postal business, and when an Office of
this description is accepted it is done purely
as an act of accommodation, and is readily
given up when some one happens along
who is willing to serve for few years. The
service generally, Mr.. Stevenson says, has
been greatly improved, and the number of
postmasters during the last fiscal year
shows an increase OF several thousand.
The Republicans Of Pennsylvania held
their nomination convention at Harrisburg
xhO NJ -x o<al
for Treasurer of State by acclamation, and
James L. Mitchell for Judge OF the State
Supreme Court. The platform favors a
vote upon prohibition constitutional
amendment; approves the Pennsylvania
protective tariff theory; calls for increased
ministration and legislature, especially
upon the system Of taxation; charges the
National administration with imhecility:
expresses great interest and sympathy with
Gladstone and Parnell and closes with the
followingi "The Republicans of Pennsy[
vania, the native state of Honorable James
G. Blaine, will view with high pleasure his
nomination for the presidency in the CAM
paign OF 1883. Accident cannot abata the
love OF a great party nor the admiration oi
a great people for statesman true alike
to his convictions aud to his country
The United Labor party of New York in
State convention at Syracuse nominated
the following ticket: Secretary of
State-Henry George, of New York.
Comptroller, Victor A. Wilder, of Kings.
State Treasurer B. II. Cummings, of Mont
gomery, Attorney General-Dennis G..
Feelcy, of Monroe. State Engineer and
Surveyor-Sylyanus A. Sweet, of Broome.
The old platform adopted at the Clarendon
Hall meeting last year was taken rs the
groundwork for the platform, and enlarged
to suit the necessities Of state campaign.
A few of the planks of tho old Grcenback
labor party are also used. One of the
principals of these favored the establish
ment of postal banks and a postal tele-
graph system. After a very spirited de-
bate it was decided not only TO oppose the
socialist organization, but as compromise,
plank was used opposing state and public
control of any subject which is not a mat
ter of public concern.